5444 Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 I'm currently shopping for a new hot tub. I did have a Hot Spot as my first tub. We were not very happy with it. I've been looking at Bull frog, LimeLight, Jacuzzi, Nordic, D1 and Sundance. But most recently I been looking at Arctic and have been pleasantly surprised with the quality and with what other people have to say about them. Not a lot of negative comments. Well I trying to educate my self on why one tub would be better, more expensive or cheaper than the other. I cannot find any info on what brand /type of pump Arctic uses on their tubs. I've been all over their web site and cannot find anything. I.E. Hot Spring tubs use Wave master pumps, its right there on their web site and literature. I have been reading on this forum and maybe this should be directed toward Tom from Arctic. Well I just wired the house and the concrete is being poured on Oct 6th. I'm also a little concerned that I drove 28 miles to West Peoria to see an Arctic tub and the dealer had nothing but Nordic tubs in the show room and no salesmen in the store. I did talk to a salesmen over the phone from the dealer and he did seem honest. Well if anyone has any info regarding Arctic tubs please reply to this post. Your info will be greatly appreciated. Oh and this website is great. 5444 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrys1 Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Arctic uses 56 frame pumps made by EMG in Italy. We are just about to receive our brand new Summit LE in about a week. What model(s) are you considering? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spatech (the unreal one) Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 I'm also a little concerned that I drove 28 miles to West Peoria to see an Arctic tub and the dealer had nothing but Nordic tubs in the show room and no salesmen in the store. I did talk to a salesmen over the phone from the dealer and he did seem honest. 5444 What was the reasoning behind that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaseekers Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 getting our summit le thursday....can't wait!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5444 Posted September 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 I am also looking at the summit, but I am not sure if my wife and I would like a lounger, so maybe the frontier. We have not wet tested any tubs yet, hopefully soon. The problem I'm having is I called Arctic today and talked to Karen. She told me that the dealer I spoke to isn't really a Arctic dealer anymore according to them. I really didn't get a good explanation from either Arctic or D and J spa as to why there are no tubs in the store. I left a message with the dealer today but got no reply. The next closest dealer is Libertyville which is practically in Wisconsin. When I did talk to the dealer a few days ago he said his favorite and most sold was the summit. Karen from Arctic did say that the dealer is still servicing all of their spas with good service, just not currently selling any I guess. She did say that they would sell one to D and J if I wanted, but I really wanted to test one out prior to purchasing. Is this your first spa and if not what did you have before. What made you decide on Arctic. I am really skeptical on the Arctic now and wondering if I should start researching a different tub. 5444 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5444 Posted September 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 I guess I should explain further. I drove 30 miles one way to check out a spa and there are signs everywhere that they sell Arctic spas, but no spas, and a kid behind the counter giving weird reasons as to why they do not have any. Now I realize 30 miles is nothing but its 60 miles round trip and gas is not cheap, especially when it was a wasted trip because I was unable to accomplish my intended goal of evaluating a Arctic tub in the flesh. I guess I am disappointed. I was really leaning toward Arctic, but my gut is telling me to shy away because of the dealer. The real kicker is I told myself that before I go maybe I should call this dealer to see if he still sells Arctic, And I said to my self "self" surely they will have a salemen that I can talk to like every other spa dealer I have been to. Oh well, I should of known. By the way Spaseekers, where did you purchase your new tub from. 5444 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 I guess I should explain further. I drove 30 miles one way to check out a spa and there are signs everywhere that they sell Arctic spas, but no spas, and a kid behind the counter giving weird reasons as to why they do not have any. Now I realize 30 miles is nothing but its 60 miles round trip and gas is not cheap, especially when it was a wasted trip because I was unable to accomplish my intended goal of evaluating a Arctic tub in the flesh. I guess I am disappointed. I was really leaning toward Arctic, but my gut is telling me to shy away because of the dealer. The real kicker is I told myself that before I go maybe I should call this dealer to see if he still sells Arctic, And I said to my self "self" surely they will have a salemen that I can talk to like every other spa dealer I have been to. Oh well, I should of known. By the way Spaseekers, where did you purchase your new tub from. 5444 There are lots of brands that are as good or better than Arctic so don't give up. Some of the others you looked at are top notch, from manufacturers with long standing reptutations for building quality products and standing behind them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaseekers Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 we bought our summit from the folks in Libertyville.It's over an hour drive there but the people there made it well worth the time,they have been absolutely top notch with us.would recommend them highly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5444 Posted September 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 Larrys1 and spa seekers, if you guys wouldn't mind, what did you end up paying, and spa seeker did it include freight or was it extra since you live further away than normal. sorry for the run on sentence 5444 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5444 Posted September 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 Does anybody know anything about LA spas. On my trip to Peoria I went to 2 other dealers and found LA spas. They look nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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